Kelly Garcia, Student Information Systems (SIS) coordinator, thought she was attending a meeting to listen to the Superintendent make his back-to-school remarks. Instead, in a surprise announcement, she received a standing ovation by her peers when she was named Northside ISD’s 2016 Innovator of the Year.

For the eighth consecutive year, Northside ISD has a Region 20 Teacher of the Year. The 2017 Region 20 Elementary Teacher of the Year is Eva Longoria, a special education teacher at Cody Elementary School.

Northside Independent School District (NISD) announced its policy today for providing free and reduced-price meals for children served under the attached current income eligibility guidelines. Each school/site or the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by anyone on request.

Millions of people watched Deaf model Nyle DiMarco dance his way to the Mirrorball trophy as champion on ABC’s hit TV-show Dancing with the Stars. For the members of the San Antonio Deaf Dance Company, it was especially meaningful.

Northside ISD is holding an Auxiliary Job Fair to fill more than 170 positions for bus drivers, food service workers, food service manager trainees, police officers, custodians, and maintenance workers. The Job Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 26 at the Northside Activity Center, 7001 Culebra Road.

Northside ISD will open two new elementary schools when classes resume on Aug. 22. Bennie Cole and Randall Fields elementary schools will join the 117 other schools that make up South Texas’ largest school district.

The public is invited to a Rio Street Fair in the Northside Swim Center parking lot this Saturday, July 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Fair, hosted by the NISD Aquatics Department, includes more than 50 local vendors, youth sports organizations, swim gear, and Olympic-themed activities. Passes are not required to attend.

Northside ISD is hosting a Job Fair to fill 75 positions for food service workers and food service manager trainees in the Child Nutrition Department. The Job Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday, July 19 at Ellison Elementary School, 7132 Oak Drive.

Last night, Trustees discussed and took action on several items: approved salary raises for all employees, approved the renewal of UnitedHealthcare as the District’s medical insurance provider for 2017, and appointed several campus administrators, including new principals for the Jay Science & Engineering Academy and Jordan Middle School.

“How do you want to be remembered as an athlete?” “Are you excited about making an impression or making an impact?” Those were just two of the questions posed to the 250 student athletes at Northside School District’s first Student/Athlete Leadership Summit.

There’s an old 1970s television commercial for oil filters that said, “You can pay me now or you can pay me later.” In other words, you can invest a little money now to maintain your car, or a lot more later trying to fix the damage.

The Texas Education Agency notified Northside ISD and all school districts in Texas that the Spring 2016 STAAR results for grades 3 through 8 will be reported to districts on July 5 NOT June 15 as originally expected. We ask parents to be patient as we will get the test results to you as soon as possible.

Pic Collage, Edpuzzle, Educreations, Adobe Voice, Stage Pro, Elements 4D, Quizlet, Socrative, Quiver, Swivl, Plickers, and SeeSaw. These words may be “Greek” or “Geek” to some people, but to educators in Northside School District they are tools in an ever-growing digital toolbox designed to enhance individualized student learning consistent with “Post PC Era” trends.

It might be summer but school zones are in effect through the beginning of August, although the times are slightly altered. All Northside ISD campuses are used for either summer school programs or as drop off/pick up sites for students.

Since the word “art” can be found in the word “partners” it was a natural tie-in to include the annual ArtFest during the NISD Partnership Award ceremony, at which NISD recognizes school, business, and community partners of the year for their commitment to students.

To comply with U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations, Northside ISD will once again offer free meals to children starting June 8. This year, free meals are available at 17 schools for children who are 18 years or younger.